CLP-Literacy Work Station Ideas

The following suggestions are taken ferom Debbie Diller's Literacy [[CLP-Literacy Work Station Ideas#|Work Stations]]: Making Centers Work.

Independent Reading:

What Children Do

• Read infromation from an "author study poster" created by the class.
• Using a "How to Choose a Book" chart to choose books.
• Read familiar books.
• Read independent-level texts.
• Look at pictures in a book and tell the story (K5 and first grade)
• Share favorite parts ofa book with a partner.

Materials (some suggestions)

• A sign clearly labeling the space.
• A wide variety of books with a balance of fiction/nonfiction, magazines, newspapers, big books, student-made books, etc.
• Books and poems representing the cultures of all students in the class.
• Books that are sorted and labeled in bins/boxes.
• Comfortable seating.
• [[CLP-Literacy Work Station Ideas#|Book reviews]] written by the class and by individual students.
• Posters made by the class on authors, how to choose books, how to [[CLP-Literacy Work Station Ideas#|write a book]] review...
• Forms and paper with pencils for writing responses and reviews.
• [[CLP-Literacy Work Station Ideas#|Sticky notes]], pointer

Independent Writing:

What Children Do

• Writing something- a list, a card, a letter, a story, a fact book, a [[CLP-Literacy Work Station Ideas#|survey]], etc.
• Talking about your ideas for writing; tell a partner what you are thinking about vwriting
• Writing a description- of something I see in the room, of a classmate, of my pet, of my mom, of my teacher
• Telling a friend a story
• Writing down a story you were told
• Doing "Expert" writing
• Writing messages others can easily read and understand
• Begin to use reference materials (e.g word walls, dictionaries, etc.)
• Playing with creative ideas (e.g story starters, research reports on topics read about)

Word Study:
What Children Do

• Sort letters
• Make letters
• Do ABC puzzles
• Read ABC books
• Write ABC books
• Read ABC charts
• Sort words
• Make words
• Illustrate words
• Do word hunts
• Put words in ABC order
• Play word games
• Do dictionary/thesaurus work

*Teacher modeling is essential for station success!

Vocabulary and Interactive Word Wall Activities:











Poetry Work Station: